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F. L. ROUSSEAU.

CORN PLASTER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.3I, ms.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

ratntedJul 22, 1919.

Application filedJ'anuar; 31, 1918. Serial No. 214,580.

To all whom it may concern. 7

Be itflknown that I, FRANK L. Rousseau, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in C'orn-Pla'sters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to corn plasters,

more particularly "to I the retaining strip for l the shield, and has for its ob ect to provlde,"

in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a re taining strip which when in position to re tain the shield on the corn will overcome irritation of the toe caused when employing a retaining strip with that face which engages the toe completely coated with adhesive material. Such irritation is caused by the constant rubbing of the completely coated strip between the tender flesh of the toes, which generally culminates in abrasions, leading to infections and'often times resulting in blood poison.

A further object of the invention is to provide a corn plaster, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, including a retaining strip for the shield, which will not only hold the shield firmly in place, but furthermore overcome binding of the toe, resulting in the stoppage of free circulation of the blood.

A further object of the invention is to provide a corn plaster, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, having a retaining strip Which after being mounted in position and then removed, reduces laceration of the toe,

to a minimum during the act of removal.

A further object of the invention is to provide a corn plaster, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, having a retaining strip with the end portions of one face provided with an adhesive and the intermediate portion thereof free of adhesive, whereby when the strip is mounted in position on the toe the intermediate portion slips easily between the toes, as it cannot stick, overcoming binding, irritation and further setting up a comfortable feeling when the plaster is used.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a corn plaster, which is-simple in its construction and arrangement, duralble, eflicient in its use and readily applied, and comparatively inexpensive.

lVith the fore-going and other objects in view the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein is shown an embodimentcof the invention, but it is to be understood, that change, variations and modifications can be resorted to whichcome within thescope of the claim hereunto appended. 1

The drawing illustrates, in elevation, a corn plaster in accordance with this inventlon. 1 --"-Referring to the drawing in detail 25 denotes the shield or plaster body which is secured, by any suitable means, to the inner face of the forward end portion of a retaining strip or band therefor, and "such strip is formed from a length of any suitable thin flexible material.

The retaining strip has the forward portion, as indicated at 21, of greater width than the remainder of the strip, as indicated at 20. That portion 20 of the strip is of materially less width than the portion 21 and is disposed centrally relative to the said portion 21.

The diameter of the shield 25 is less than the length of the portion 21 of the strip, but greater than the width of said portion. The shield 25 is flush with the rear edge of the portion 21. The said rear edge conforming in contour to the edge of the shield. As the portion 21 of the strip is of greater length than the diameter of the shield 25, and as the latter is flush with the rear edge of the por tion 21, the latter projects forwardly from the shield 25, and the said forwardly projecting part of the portion 21 has its inner face coated with an adhesive substance 22.

The inner face of the portion 20 of the strip, at its rear end is coated with an adhesive substance 23, and that part of the portion 20 of the strip between the inner terminous of the adhesive 23 and the inner edge of the portion 21, as indicated at 2'4, is free of adhesive material.

The retaining strip, set up in the manner described, that is to say, omitting adhesive from the intermediate portion 24, prevents when the retaining strip is mounted in position around the toe, any binding or irritation of the latter, which would be the case if the inner face of the strip was coated throughout with'adhesive material. When the strip is mounted in position, the adhesive portion 22, in connection with the shield 25, are the only portions of the plaster which bind on the toe, the port-ion 22 adhering to tioned to engageand be secured to the outer face of the strip at the portion 21.

What I claim is: .7

A corn plaster comprising a flexible strip having its forward end portion of materially greater width than the remaining portion thereof, said narrow portion disposed centrally with respect to said wider portion and of greater length than the latter, said narrow portion having the inner face at its rear provided with an adhesive and that portion of its inner face between said adhesive and the inner' edge of said Wide portion free'of adhesive, a shield secured to 20 said wider portion and of a diameter less than'the length of said portion and greater than the width of said portion, said shield secured'to said wider portion whereby the latter Will project forwardly from the shield, 25

LUELLA H. SIMoN, MAX H. SRoLovITz.

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